Quilting-frame



(No Model.)

0. A. VESTAL.

- QUILTING FRAME.

No. 885,078. .PatentdJune 26, 1888.

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CHARLES A. VESTAL, OF SAVOY, TEXAS.

QUILTING-FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,078, dated June 26, 1888.

Application tiled October 4, 1887. Serial No. 951,432. (No model.)

To all whom it Hwy concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. VESTAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savoy, in the county of Fannin and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Quilting-Frames; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable oth ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The special object of the invention is to re volve the entire quilting-frame around at the same time, as well as give it a free side vibration, so as to make any pattern desired; also, to provide means whereby the quilt may be balanced when either side gets heavier than the other.

The drawing is an elevation in perspective.

In the drawing, A represents a beam suspended from a ceiling, B, by the pendants 01%. On this beam travel the wheels E E, j ournaled in the block F, so as to greatly facilitate the longitudinal feed of the quilt to the sewing machine G, while the quiltingframe is connected with the block F, so that it turns on a pivot,H,and revolves or oscillates. The pivot is threaded at itslowerend, passes through the framebar I, and receives a nut, J, on the under side of the bar.

K K are standards having several perforations near the top, and thus made adjustable in the perforated straps L L on the ends of the framebar I. The standards K are provided at the lower end with loops or guides MM, through which may be slid the end plates, N N,which havebearings in which turn the journals of the quilting-rolls O. The latter are provided with the usual racks and pawls, P Q, so as to hold the quilt when rolled up to a greater or less extent.

' By sliding the plates N through the loops M the quilting-frame may be always kept on a balance and the lateral feed of the quilt to the sewing-machine accomplished very easily.

R is the stand-post, provided with the braces a and adapted to support the beam A.

What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

In a quilter, the combination, with a sus pended track-beam, of a block, F, carrying at the upper end journaled wheels E E, which travel on said beam, a quilting-frame swiveled to said block and having inside loops at the lower end, and the quilting-roll end plates, N N, movable through said loops, as shown, whereby the quilt may be balanced, turned in a horizontal plane to a greater or less degree, and fed to the scwingmachine, as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. VESTAL.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. MAUGHQN, JILEs S. Boeenss. 

